Language universals [electronic resource] / edited by Morten H. Christiansen, Chris Collins, and Shimon Edelman.

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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 294 p., [1] p. of plates) : illISBN:

9780199866953 (ebook) :

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Universals (Linguistics)

Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

410.18 22

LOC classification:

P204

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Oxford scholarship online

Summary: Examining language universals from a cross-disciplinary perspective, this book provides insights into questions such as: What exactly defines the human capacity for language? Are there universal properties of human languages and, if so, what are they? Can all language universals be explained in the same way?

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Examining language universals from a cross-disciplinary perspective, this book provides insights into questions such as: What exactly defines the human capacity for language? Are there universal properties of human languages and, if so, what are they? Can all language universals be explained in the same way?

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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